Big Ten TV showdown looms over NCAA convention
The Big Ten threatens a regional telecast plan and may vote to pursue independent TV rights, risking NCAA expulsion. Fearing loss of national reach, Crisler of Michigan pushes for liberal television, while Notre Dame's Joyce seeks quick disclosure of sentiment. Secret straw poll and possible compromise discussed as conference rivals warn of a fracturing battle.
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Memphis State Wins Senior Bowl Basketball Title
Memphis State defeated Arkansas Tech 105 102 in mobile Alabama to win the Senior Bowl tourney on Elmore Forster free throws. E C Oneal led Tech with 25 in a high scoring final, Hoover Scott and Forest Arnold added 24 each for State, Arnold MVP honors. Spring Hill’s Happy Mahfouz set a tourney scoring record with 31 points in the consolation round.
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Leavenworth Freshman Cagers Defeat Lawrence 34 to 27
The Leavenworth freshman basketball team upset Lawrence Junior High on Lawrence Court 34 to 27. Leavenworth trailed 29-25 late in the fourth before six straight free throws and late baskets sealed the win. Jerry Schafer led Lawrence with eight points while Leavenworth’s Leitch scored 14 and Blackman nine. Lawrence’s next game is Wednesday at Washington.
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Dobbs Doubtful for Kansas Color ado Clash
Kansas star Dallas Dobbs doubtful for the Monday game with Colorado after turning an ankle in a 76 65 loss to Missouri. The junior guard from Bartlesville Oklahoma averages about 16 points per game and has missed two days of practice, was in the hospital, and may sit as Kansas, 5 3, hosts Colorado 4 5 in conference play.
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Monroe Outpoints Olmstead in Worcester Fight
In Worcester Massachusetts Curley Monroe 138 pounds defeats Myre Olmstead 133 pounds in a ten round decision. In Topeka Bobby Bickle 142 pounds tops Chuck Foster 147 pounds in ten rounds.
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Chuck Foster
New York
South Stocked For Senior Bowl With Tackling Grit
Giant Mobile line led by top tacklers boosts South to favorite in tomorrow's Senior Bowl. All Americans Bud Brooks Rex Reed Boggan Kurt Burris and Frank McDonald anchor the units as pros reward winners with 500 and expenses. 15 scouts present. unlimited substitutions. Brown’s North seeks a fourth straight win against Owen's South. CBS to broadcast to a hoped-for 30,000 crowd in Mobile, Alabama.
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U S Olympic Group Chooses 60 Site Contenders
New York The special committee on sites for the 1960 Winter Games will meet to endorse a single American city. Lake Tahoe-Squaw Valley Reno and other bids face off against Lake Placid, Colorado Springs Aspen and Sun Valley. Detroit leads the 1960 Summer Games selection.
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Women Stars of Links Well-Watched at L. A.
In Los Angeles, fifteen leading women golfers join the Los Angeles Open second round at Inglewood Country Club. Carl Bowman of Richmond leads the feminine division with a 74, one stroke ahead of Jackie Pung of Honolulu and Louise Suggs of Atlanta. Marilyn Smith of Wichita trails with an 80 among 105 players in the field.
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Tiny guard leads scoring race for Ohio State Court
New York report notes Robin Breeman of Ohio State stands five feet ten inches tall yet averages 34.6 points per game at 242 points in seven games through last Saturday, leading national college scoring figures released by the NCAA Service Bureau. Nearby leaders include Freeman and the ACC and Southern Conference players, with Hemrie boosting Wake Forest totals and Selvy's 2,538 career mark lingering as a benchmark.
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Emporia State Upsets Rockhurst 53 47 On Zone Defense
Emporia State used a stout zone to upset Rockhurst College 53 to 47. Jack Miler led Emporia State with 21 points, 17 in the second half, while Ruell Tucker added 13. Rockhurst had led 4 01 at halftime before Emporia State ran off 10 straight points to seize the lead.
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Tito Sees No Bar On U S Red Friendship
Rangoon Burma Yugoslav President Tito said there is no reason why peaceful coexistence could not apply to the United States and Soviet Russia. In written replies to New Times questions he urged nonalignment and urged every country to reduce world tensions. He also said Yugoslavia does not seek an independent neutral bloc in Europe and favors closer linking of Europe within peaceful coexistence. Tito spent time at Rangoon's Shwe Dagon pagoda observing Buddhist monks.
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Babe Zaharias Ed Furgol Standouts in June 4 Golf Day
Chicago report notes Babe Zaharias and Ed Furgol headlining the third National Golf Day on June 4. Zaharias, 1954 Women’s Open champion, and Furgol will play at Olympic Club San Francisco with golfers nationwide aiming to outscore the champions for USO and National Golf Fund support. Entry receipts totaled $131,747 at a recent luncheon.
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Cards Brace for Beefs As Contracts Are Sent
St Louis Cardinal officials brace for standard contract disputes as 1955 player contracts are mailed. Local players Stan Musial Red Schoendienst Wally Moon Rip Repulski Del Rice expected to visit for documents. Some raises and cuts anticipated. top salary holder Musial likely retains around 80000 dollars despite a 330 batting average.
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Spring Hill Versus Miss Southern Pennsylvania Upset
A midseason college slate shows Spring Hill beating Miss Southern Pennsylvania 78 54 and Sewanee topping Georgia Tech 67 66 while Kansas City Univ 99 St Louis St Houston 84 in overtime. Other results include Kentucky Mercer 72 Wofford 71 and New Mexico West Texas 85 New Mexico A M 53.
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Five AA Prep Clubs Unbeaten in State
Kansas prep basketball action features two Wichita invitational meets with undefeated Class AA teams Wyan dotte and St Marys named among leaders. Stan O Neill of Winfield tops AA scoring at 26.4 across five games, with multiple players listed in the high 20s and 20s in the statewide stat pack.
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U S Prep Free Throw Tourney Resumes in Phoenix
Phoenix businessman Chink Coleman announced the national high school free throw tourney will run Jan 10 to March 12 open to any high school player. Last held in 1947, Argentine High School of Kansas City won the total scoring title in a field of 800.
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Carter Demarco Set for 10-Round Boston Garden Bout
World Lightweight contender Jimmy Carter and sixth ranked welterweight Tony Demarco are booked for a 10 round non-title fight at Boston Garden on February 11. Carter is guaranteed 500 while Demarco faces a 5000 forfeit if he weighs over 143 pounds. the bout will not be televised. A Canadian born Japanese apprentice jockey named Uyeyama will ride at Hialeah this winter, meaning top of the mountain in Japanese.
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Sniper Wounds Roy Rogers Yacht Skipper and Man
In Newport Beach California a mystery sniper fired from a stolen rifle on a cabin cruiser in Balboa Bay wounding Ernest Cantu, 20, in the knee and arm as he dug an anchor posthole. Phil Kilmer, 19, was hit in the hip and seriously hurt while en route in a dinghy. Police said the burglar fled. Roy Rogers and Humphrey Bogart were nearby.
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Childish Game Ends In Death for Detroit Man
Miss Robert Mary Tate, 26, told sheriff’s officers she joined a cowboys and Indians game and grabbed a shotgun. She said the gun discharged accidentally, killing 37 year old Pink Russell in Romulus where they lived with a 4 year old neighbor girl. Tate was held for investigation.
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End Near for Tests On Death Weapon in Olathe
Police prepare final tests on a .22 caliber rifle linked to the murder of John Callahan, as suspects Ray R. Tipton and Mary Callahan face murder charges. The rifle barrel found at a Tipton-told address and the wood stock recovered near an unnamed Kansas City area home tie to the investigation.
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Kansas Senator Seeks Third Federal District Judge
Sen Schoep pel of Kansas introduced legislation to authorize a third district court judgeship in Kansas following action by Rep Hope. Tone had previously pushed a similar measure in the House.
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